Today I've been.....

Harri Sounds like a fun day for your Harriet
Today is GD1's birthday - she's 3. She had a teddy bears' picnic yesterday for lots of friends and family at her Grandpa and Grandma's farm - I couldn't be there but once I am back in the UK will make up for it somehow. That's the trouble being piggy in the middle - you can't be in more than one place at a time

hi all. maniac and i are all at sea! having a fabulous time says maniac.
blowing 8-9 at moment.
i must say maniac was reading the Daily Mail at the airport
food is great, will definitely be back on glasses thread on return!
will be in touch later.

maniac says to say we almost got thrown out of the posh dining room last night for making too much noise. that was the whole table not just us two i hasten to add.

Sounds wonderful Jeni, are you saving getting really thrown out for the last night? I was sailing yesterday too. But on a small boat on the Broads. Lovely day - force 2!

Have fun jeni and maniac

Good morning just to say everything went very well at wedding Mr Glamma's speech went down well and raised a lot of laugh's food and service where excellent and my friend arrived in a fab vintage Rolls Royce she looked amazing and had chosen a dress that flattered her no end.It was lovely to have my 3 DCs all together and we had the fabulous news from DS2 that he is going to propose to his lovely girlfriend in November when he takes her for a short break in the Welsh Hills.So I had better start picking a "new hat" as Cilla Black would say.

Glammanana

Keep up the good work, jeni and maniac...have yourselves a whole lot of fun.
Glamma how lovely the wedding sounds. Super news that a proposal is in the air. As you say, you'll definitely need a new hat.

Months ago before my central heating packed in and everything went a bit aft agley lifewise, I ordered some new curtains for the living room. I've finally got round to picking them up and putting them up but, I've got two windows and five curtains. This is giving me a bit of a Jake the Peg moment, in that I keep looking at them, then looking at the windows, counting my fingers and then going off to have yet another cup of tea all the time with a puzzled look on my face. And questioning my sanity [not for the first time ]. I also HATE putting curtains up; twice I've pulled the thread through too far and had to untie the knot and the metal curtain hooks seem to drop out just as I'm lifting the curtains up. I can't stand doing 'fiddly things'. So I'm going to go and do some gardening for a bit.

crimson It sounds as though you will be doing some conversions into matching cushion covers - or did you plan to have the extra curtain hanging between the windows to get a whole wall of curtaining? I did that once and it was very effective. Doesn't work if the windows are at opposite ends of the room, of course.

No, it wouldn't would it Elegran?

glamma - lovely time was had, by all accounts!

I sympathise crimson, I hate hanging curtains. After the building work I couldn't face it so asked John Lewis to make and hang them. The curtains look fabulous and I didn't even have to get the step ladder out.

What worries [worries] me is that they are so heavy compared to the last ones and I hope the curtain pole can take the weight! I can't be bothered to do the second window yet, so the curtains are resting on the sofa next to which I've just been eating a salad with lots of beetroot in it. The S.O. is now watching telly with a glass of red wine in his hand about two feet away from them. My sensible head keeps saying 'crimson, move those curtains...now'.

Well the internet is back on again it been off more than its been on this last 2 weeks.
Just got back from finishing the part of the roof we didnt get done last week so I feel quite satisfied.

Crimson I would move them. I have got a pair of curtains up ( I should say they are my DDs) and I have shortened one side (the side you can see) and the other is behind the sofa and its yet to be altered!

jeni and maniac are living up to expectations then

Glad it all went well, glamm

Glad it's going well, jeni maniac

Glad roof is progressing, glass

What/who have I missed?

Home now after a beautiful weekend away with a lot of good friends. Oh, I am tired....but happy.

ariadne thats a good feeling isnt it glad you have had a good time.

glass, that'll be a good feeling - drawing a line under the roof (so to speak)!

It is glass! Nice to sink into your own settee with your PJs on.

But I am NOT enjoying the music on the bit of the closing ceremony I am watching. It is Coldplay and, at the risk of being shot down, I find the music dirge like and repetitive. Maybe I should go to bed.

Ariadne - away to your bed with the lovely warm thoughts of the fine company you've been in all weekend. Good friends are few and far between.

marellie have drawn only half a line and I got stuck up the ladder, me who stepping onto the second step is a challenge got to the top step....one foot on the upper floor joist and one one the ladder and froze, still shaking now!

Oh where did the e come from

Marelli xxx

glass you are way braver than I am